Georgian milk producers learn from Italy and the United States

Georgia, as part of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), is open to imported dairy products from the European Union (EU), but is unable to export dairy products to the EU because of food safety and milk quality concerns.

For the last few years, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have been working to help Georgia’s dairy farmers to boost milk productivity and quality. The second phase of a joint EBRD-FAO project, which began in 2015, is aimed at improving safety, hygiene and efficiency standards in the country’s dairy industry and supporting the country’s producers in remaining competitive.